It’s getting increasingly difficult to find good deals on antiques and cool second hand items in general. Oh, of course there’s still lauritz.com to name a great Ebay-styled auction site still going strong, but other than that the market’s not what it used to be. Not if you’re looking rather odd stuff, like I am. My favorite items an old kitchenware and electronics like toasters and coffee makers from the 1950’s and preferably of Eastern-European or Soviet heritage. My most precious item in that category is a deep red blender with a hammer and a sickle on in it made in a factory on the outskirts of Moscow in 1959. It works splendidly too. Someone once told me that Brezjnev himself used to blend his favorite cocktails in one. That would be the ultimate score for me, to get my hands on Brezjnev’s original blender. Sounds like it could be quite an expensive endeavor though.